Coin-assorting mechanism.



No. 866,763. PATENTED SEPT. 24, 1907. G; C. YOUUM.

COIN ASSORTING MECHANISM.

APPLICATION RLLEI) AUG.30,1906.

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71 (9 Vii Q h PATENTED SEPT. 24, 1907.

G-.G. YOUUM. COIN ASSORTING MECHANISM.

APPLICATION FILED AUG.30, 1906.

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GEORGE O. YOOUM,

OF SORAN TON PENNSYLVANIA.

COIN-ASSORTING MEGHAN ISM.

. Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 24, 1907.

Application filed August 30,1906. Serial No. 332,598.

l operated vending machines such as that illustrated in my copendingapplication Serial No. 332,699 and in my Patent No. 841,210. I 4

hi the accompanying drawing, which illustrates my invention, Figure l.is a side elevation oi thecoin asl sorting chutes arranged upon one endof the casing of a vending machine, the casing being shown in verticalsection; Fig. 2 is a front elevation, and Fig. 3 a top plan view of thechutes, showing also a portion of the end of the casing which supportsthe chutes.

The vending machines shown in the applications above-referred to arearranged to out off and delivers ticket, having a purchasing-value offive cents, each 7 time a five cent piece or nickel enters a certaincompartment in the coin balance of the machine,' and to cut off anddeliver two such tickets when a. dime enters-another compartment in thecoin balance.

The principal purpose of the present invention is to provide means fordelivering the dimes and nickels, inserted in a common coin slot, intothe appropriate compartme nts of the coin balance of such machine andalso to prevent coins of other denominations fromcntering suchcompartments, and to prevent one coin from entering any compartment ofthe coin balance while the machine is being operated by another coins Asthe chutes are arranged to sort the coins according to their diameters,it will be obvious that by differently proportioning the parts they maybe made suitable for assorting coins of other sizes than nickels, dimesand pennies; but in the drawings 1 have shown them suitable fordeliveringdimes and nickels, one at a time, into the vending machine andfor ejecting pennies.

Referring to the drawings, A indicates a portion of the casing'orsupport and B indicates the system of coin chutes. A single coin slot 1is provided in the upper part of the casing and forms the upper end ofthe system of chutes. As the chutes shown in the drawing areproportioned for dimes, nickels and one cent pieces, the coin slot ismade just large enough to receive a live cent piece and to prevent theinsertion oi a larger coin. The chutes XV, X and V, are all open at oneside, as shown, and provided with coin retaining flanges extending alongthe tops and bottoms of the chutes on the sides which are away from thesupporting end 2 of the casing.

These chutes are supported on the end 01' the casing by posts 3, and areinclined, or lean l and forming a continuation of the side of thereceptacle away from said end at the top so that coins passing downthrough the chutes will lean against the top flanges of the chutes. Thechute XV has a vertical part 1 leading down from the coin slot, and thebody of the chute inclines away from said vertical part. The chute X-Vhas at its open side the lower flange 3, and it also has an upper flange4, the lower edge of which is at such distance above the bottom of thechute that a coin of the diameter of a dime will riot be engaged by theflange 4, while a coin of larger diameter, such as a penny or a nickelwill be engaged by said flange 4 and retained within the chute.

Upon the interior of the Wall of the chute XV and at theupper partthereof is arranged a cam or projection 5 which deflects the upper partof a dime passing down the chute X-V and throws it out of saidchute intoa hopper or receiver 6 having flaring sides and forming the upper end ofthe chute X which latter inclines in the opposite direction from the.chute X -V, and then extends vertically downward asshown, This receiver6 is suitably formed to keep the dime upon its edge and direct it intothe main part ofthe chute X, which has flanges 7 and 8 for retaining thedime in the' chute until it passes from the lower end of the chute.

The chute V, which is a continuation of the chute X-V', connected to itby a curved portion b, and inclining in the opposite direction hasflanges 9 and 10 which will retain a five cent piece. A five cent pieceinserted in the coin slot will, therefore, be carried to the lower endof the chute V. The first or upper portion 9 of the flange9 is lowenough to retain a coin of the diameter of a penny, but the remainder-ofthis flange is cut away as indicated at 9 so that the distance betweenthe bottom of the chute and the lower edge of the portion 9 is greaterthan the diameter of a penny. go down through the chute, XV and into thechute V and it will then be ejected by.a cam or projection 11, securedto the inner side of the chute V. The penny after leaving the chute Vwill fall into ahopper 12 leading to a return trough or chute 12 and beconducted out through an opening 13 in the casing and thus returned tothe person who inserted the penny in the slot.

The lower ends at and v of the coin chutes X and V are both bent out ofline with the main portions of the chutes and directed toward the returnchute 12" so as in deliver coins into thereturn chute when nothinginlcrferes to deflect the coins in their flight.

Beneath the lower ends of the chutes X and V which are in line with oneanother is arranged a narrow slationary casing or reeepl-ucle 14, withinwhich the coin balance of the vending machine is located. Thisreceptacle has exlendingnlong one oi its upper edges,

If a penny is inserted in the machine it will 2 [seems hi j f t chu't2s; a ng 2. 1n"a coin asserting mechanism, an upper asserting la14n-which is movable by means of a rod 15 into, 1 chute having guidingmeans for coins of larger diameter t d Hf t h i th 1 l d than dimes ande ecting means for dimes, at lower assort e ll e tower en 3 ing chuteforming an extension of snid upper chute and .of the 00111 chutes'aneldn'ect them into said receptacle. having means for ejecting pennies andguiding means for 5 -Th d fl ti g 1 ,te ig h i thi i i i f n coins oflarger diameter-thun pennies, a conducting chute a lines in Fig, 2. Amovement of the 'rod to the leftin my Teciwmg the dlmles l e l upper i av t1 h return chute arranged to receive thee ected pennies and a tt cr,g lnto t l fshown m, 'ulso to receive the coins from the endsnof thelower assort-'- v o e ines en n ows coins to pass rom t e coin in};chute and dime conductingehute, and a device adapted h te X and V to thCh n 12 A di f' i k L to be moved. into position to deflect the coinspassing from 1-0 therefore, ,pass'ii g through Lhechutes X 01 V willPass t z and pl'event entrance mm the t urn Cl 1 v nv 's n v v 111150.lh the Qp a g 141 acCOrdlngtO the ,3. In t 2r coin asserting mechanism,a return chute; an

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and a motor started mm o eratlon b the movement n 1 1 I p r I ventingthe coins from passing into thereturn chute.

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